Emergency services rushed to the scene of a crash this afternoon.
Several ambulance and police cars were spotted on Whitmore Way, Basildon, with reports that a boy had been knocked down by a van.
Witnesses and drivers took to social media to state that they had seen a boy taken away in an ambulance.
The road has been re-opened after it had remained closed for hours.
Both the ambulance service and Essex Police have been contacted for a statement.
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